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Eric Scheske

Robson Top 5

John Robson at the Ottawa Citizen provides a weekly "Top 5 Stories" feature. This week's was pretty good. Here's 5, 2, and 1: > 5: Bed ched The British Cheese Board claims evening snacks of various cheeses "may help determine the very nature

Miers Nomination

Well, it would appear Bush has let down the pro-life movement with his pick, though no one knows for sure. This blurb at Southern Appeal [http://southernappeal.blogspot.com/2005/10/bush-in-on-is-own-color-me-very.html] seems to sum up the sentiment I'm

Drive-By Porn

Michigan actually passed a statute against this, making it a misdemeanor, if I recall correctly. Florida apparently has an even better law: > Two Florida men are facing felony obscenity charges after a Jacksonville cop spotted a pornographic movie playing in their car in full view of children in nearby

What Ifs

On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give this humorous look at "What ifs" a 6. WaPo Link [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/29/AR2005092901881_pf.html] . Excerpts: > What if the wheel had never been invented? > Even worse

Massachusetts Church Leading Campaign

Getting up the Irish dander? I like seeing the churches, especially Catholic churches who have been silent in recent memory, finally taking stands. The Catholic clerics used to get fired up all the time, but they fell silent for many years, to the injury of American culture. I think most

Let's Hope This Sentiment Jumps the Pond

> A leading Scots headteacher has claimed parents who won't say "no" to their children are making life harder for schools. > Education expert Mike Beale said teachers are increasingly having to tell mums and dads to stand up to their kids. > He insisted that

Not Sure Why This is News . . .

. . . but it's good to see folks outside of Focus on the Family noticing: > The biggest box office hits of the last 20 years are accused today of promoting unsafe sex and drug use, putting the health of their global audiences at risk. > Films such as Basic

Bringing Sex to the Pews

> [A] new book backed by a Church of England bishop urges Christians to spread the message to their friends and neighbours by hosting lingerie parties. > The book, Open the Door, argues that in an age when more people know their zodiac signs than the Ten Commandments, Christians have

Fatherless America: The Disturbing Evidence Mounts

John Leo at U.S. News & World Report wrote a good piece in the October 3rd issue about mounting evidence that children need a father and mother. After controlling for demographic variables, the studies show children without both parents in the household are more likely to have problems. Link

Bending Over Backwards for Islam

> Novelty pig calendars and toys have been banned from a council office – in case they offend Muslim staff. > Workers in the benefits department at Dudley Council, West Midlands, were told to remove or cover up all pig-related items, including toys, porcelain figures, calendars and even a tissue